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Building sustainable societies: A Swedish case study on the limits of reflexive modernization

AMERICAN ETHNOLOGIST, Issue 3 2010
CINDY ISENHOUR
ABSTRACT Environmental problems have inspired a wide range of responses from citizens and states alike. My research focuses on Swedish individuals' attempts to minimize perceived environmental risks via consumption practice. The growth of "sustainable consumerism" is often explained by generalized theories of reflexive modernization, but the Swedish case illustrates that many citizen-consumers acting in the interest of sustainability are misunderstood by these popular explanations. Their perspectives and actions support the need for a more historically and locally grounded approach to sustainable consumerism in Sweden and elsewhere, one that not only recognizes individual choice but also takes into account considerations of power and history. [source]

Specific association of type 1 diabetes mellitus with anti,cyclic citrullinated peptide,positive rheumatoid arthritis

ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM, Issue 3 2009
Katherine P. Liao
Objective The co-occurrence of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) has been reported in individuals and families. In this study, the strength and nature of this association were investigated at the population level in a Swedish case,control cohort. Methods For this case,control study, 1,419 patients with incident RA diagnosed between 1996 and 2003 were recruited from university, public, and private rheumatology units throughout Sweden; 1,674 matched control subjects were recruited from the Swedish national population registry. Sera from the subjects were tested for the presence of antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP), rheumatoid factor (RF), and the 620W PTPN22 allele. Information on a history of diabetes was obtained by questionnaire, telephone interview, and/or medical record review. The prevalence of type 1 DM and type 2 DM was compared between patients with incident RA and control subjects and further stratified for the presence of anti-CCP, RF, and the PTPN22 risk allele. Results Type 1 DM was associated with an increased risk of RA (odds ratio [OR] 4.9, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.8,13.1), and this association was specific for anti-CCP,positive RA (OR 7.3, 95% CI 2.7,20.0), but not anti-CCP,negative RA. Further adjustment for the presence of PTPN22 attenuated the risk of anti-CCP,positive RA in patients with type 1 DM to an OR of 5.3 (95% CI 1.5,18.7). No association between RA and type 2 DM was observed. Conclusion The association between type 1 DM and RA is specific for a particular RA subset, anti-CCP,positive RA. The risk of developing RA later in life in patients with type 1 DM may be attributed, in part, to the presence of the 620W PTPN22 allele, suggesting that this risk factor may represent a common pathway for the pathogenesis of these 2 diseases. [source]

Atresia of the submandibular duct orifices: an unusual cause of feeding problems and failure to thrive in an infant

ACTA PAEDIATRICA, Issue 7 2010
Eva Ellegård
Abstract Atresia of the submandibular duct orifice is a rare developmental anomaly, which causes swelling of the duct by accumulation of saliva. The cystic mass in the floor of the mouth can cause feeding problems, which can be treated by surgical opening of the duct. We report the first Swedish case in a male infant, who had severe difficulties to feed because of bilateral swellings of the submandibular ducts caused by orifice atresia. Conclusion: This is the first case that has described failure to thrive because of this condition and catch up after treatment. It is important to remember that evaluation of feeding problem in an infant must include inspection of the oral cavity. [source]

Determinants and effects of foreign direct investment: evidence from German firm-level data*

ECONOMIC POLICY, Issue 41 2005
Claudia M. Buch
SUMMARY FDI Firm-level evidence Foreign direct investment is an essential aspect of ,globalization' yet its empirical determinants are not well understood. What we do know is based either on poor data for a wide range of nations, or good data for the US and Swedish cases. In this paper, we provide evidence on the determinants of the activities of German multinational firms by using a newly available firm-level data set from the Deutsche Bundesbank. The specific goal of this paper is to demonstrate the relative role of country-level and firm-level determinants of foreign direct investment. We focus on three main questions: First, what are the main driving forces of German firms' multinational activities? Second, is there evidence that sector-level and firm-level factors shape internationalization patterns? Third, is there evidence of agglomeration effects in the foreign activities of German firms? We find that the market access motive for internationalization dominates. Firms move abroad mainly to gain better access to large foreign markets. Cost-saving motives, however, are important for some manufacturing sectors. Our results strongly suggest that firm-level heterogeneity has an important influence on internationalization patterns , as stressed by recent models of international trade. We also find positive agglomeration effects for the activities of German firms that stem from the number of other German firms that are active on a given foreign market. In terms of lessons for economic policy, our results show that lowering barriers to the integration of markets and encouraging the formation of human capital can promote the activities of multinational firms. However, our results related to the heterogeneity of firms and agglomeration tendencies show that it might be difficult to fine-tune policies directed at the exploitation of synergies and at the creation of clusters of foreign firms. , Claudia M. Buch, Jörn Kleinert, Alexander Lipponer and Farid Toubal [source]